Den ultimata guiden för nybörjare! Bokens enkla upplägg och tydliga bilder hjälper dig att identifiera stenar och mineral. Producerad i samarbete med RPSB - Europas största organisation för naturskydd med över 1 miljon medlemmar. Innehåller över 140…
Sverige är fantastiskt - inte minst ur geologisk synvinkel! Nyfiken på geologi tar dig med till 150 spännande platser i Sverige som bjuder på stora geologiska upplevelser. Boken ger en helhetskänsla då den lyfter fram natur- och kulturvärden vid bes…
Edgar Cayce om Ädelstenar & Stenar undersöker användning av ädelstenar, stenar och metaller med olika slag av påverkan för människan avseende det fysiska, mentala och andliga.
A history of salt notes its role as currency, in the establishment of trade routes and cities, and as an agenda of war, noting key figures who played major parts in its manufacture and distribution. Reprint.
Vertebrate palaeontology is a lively field, with new discoveries reported every week and not only dinosaurs! This new edition reflects the international scope of vertebrate palaeontology, with a special focus on exciting new finds from China. A key…
Explore the treasures of the Earth - sparkling crystals, vibrant gemstones and age-old fossils - with this illustrated guide that's sure to captivate every rockhound and budding gemmologist. From primeval origins to their astonishing modern-day uses…
Detta är en faktabok om stenar & fossiler. Jag är själv en inbiten stensamlare så alla bilder är från min personliga samling, undantaget bilder från muséer och dykningsfotografering.Jag tycker personligen att det finns alldeles för lite böcker i ämn…
For at least half a million years, people have been doing some very strange things with fossils. Long before a few 17th-century minds started to decipher their true, organic nature, fossils had been eaten, dropped in goblets of wine, buried with the…
You've found a real gem with this completely comprehensive guide to Earth's most precious stones. From amethyst, baryte, and cerussite to uvarovite, vesuvianite, and zircon, hundreds of gems are displayed in dazzling detail in this perfect package f…
The earlier editions of this book have been used by successive generations of students for more than 20 years, and it is the standard text on the subject in most British universities and many others throughout the world. The study of sediments and s…
Ametist är en av våra mest omtyckta ädelstenar och i boken får vi följa ädelstenens historia hos människorna från antiken till idag. Hur ametist bildas, varför den är lila och var den fått sitt namn ifrån diskuteras tillsammans med var de viktigaste…
Gems are objects of wealth, icons of beauty, and emblems of the very best of everything. Given as tokens of love and affection, they also come in a kaleidoscopic array of hues and can be either mineral or organic. Gems can command a person's gaze in…
This is the story of a single pebble. It is just a normal pebble, as you might pick up on holiday - on a beach in Wales, say. Its history, though, carries us into abyssal depths of time, and across the farthest reaches of space. This is a narrative…
Play your favorite card games while learning to identify rocks and minerals. Based on the top-selling Rocks & Minerals field guides by Dan R. Lynch, this gorgeous deck of playing cards features full-color photographs of 54 different specimens-like a…
Did you know culinary salt is the mineral halite? Or that the pigment vermillion is powdered cinnabar, a mineral whose name comes from the Persian for "dragon's blood"? Discover the extraordinary mineral treasures that form our planet and that today…
A lavishly illustrated, in-depth early history covering two thousand years of diamond jewelry and commerce, from the Indian mines to European merchants, courts, and workshops This richly illustrated history of diamonds illuminates myriad facets of t…
Compact and portable, What's That Rock, Mineral or Gem? is an indispensable beginner's pocket guide to identifying the 150 most common North American rocks and minerals.
"You are about to read a lot about dirt, which no one knows very much about." So begins the cult classic that brings mystery and magic to "that stuff that won't come off your collar."John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Saint Phocas, Darwin, and Virgil par…
The study of dinosaurs has been experiencing a remarkable renaissance over the past few decades. Scientific understanding of dinosaur anatomy, biology, and evolution has advanced to such a degree that paleontologists often know more about 100-millio…
This is the ultimate photographic guide to the world of rocks and minerals, as well as how to build your own collection. An extensive introduction section describes the impact of factors such as time, weather and water erosion on the development of…
Both authors have created this textbook to show students how sedimentary strata serves geologists as a continuous record of Earth's history. The authors' conversational style, and focus on the important concepts make the book highly accessible to an…
Explore the treasures of the Earth - sparkling crystals, vibrant gemstones, and age-old fossils - with this illustrated guide that's sure to captivate every rockhound and budding gemologist. From primeval origins to their astonishing modern-day uses…
Tiesitkö, että Suomessa on ollut toimivia tulivuoria ja että kallioperämme vanhimmilla osilla on ikää noin 3500 miljoonaa vuotta? Metabasaltti, serpentiniitti, sateenkaariturmaliini - Suomesta löytyy toinen toistaan erikoisimpia kiviä ja mineraaleja…
This colorful and easy-to-use reference guide dedicated to collecting rocks, gems and minerals is ideal for readers who want to expand their understanding without getting lost in a maze of science. Beautifully illustrated with 700 color photographs…
A profound meditation on climate change and the Anthropocene and an urgent search for the fossils-industrial, chemical, geological-that humans are leaving behind
This basic beginner's field guide to the larger plants in North America is part of the growing National Geographic Pocket Guide series. Spot-on descriptive information and key facts about trees and shrubs are conveyed in a handy, colorful, easy-to-r…
Lab Notes100 pages (50 sheets) of half college ruled, half 5x5 grid paper. The top half of the paper is the graph paper; the bottom half is the lined college rule. Dimensions: 7.44" x 9.69"Perfect for middle school, highschool, or college science ma…
Many of us have seen dinosaur bones and skeletons, maybe even dinosaur eggs...but what did those fearsome animals really look like in the flesh? Soft-tissue fossils give tantalizing clues about the appearance and physiology of the ancient animals. B…
This textbook provides an overview of the origin and preservation of carbonate sedimentary rocks. The focus is on limestones and dolostones and the sediments from which they are derived. The approach is general and universal and draws heavily on fun…
Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals in the Great Lake State! Written by Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch, Michigan Rocks & Minerals features comprehensive entries for 96 different types of common rocks and rare finds, including everything from Pet…
Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and c…
Colorado Rockhounding is a complete guide to the state's rich and varied mineral, gemstone, and fossil sources. In Colorado, rockhounds may pick agate and petrified wood from the vast Great Plains, follow dinosaur tracks on hogback ridges, pan gold…
Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology presents the essentials of both disciplines through an approach accessible to industry professionals, academic researchers, and students. Mineralogy and petrology stand as the backbone of the geosciences. Det…
The New Era of Composition Notebooks Bright. Colorful. Lively. Fun.Front and back cover feature the image of a bright orange agate geode that looks like it's lit up by the sun. Perfect for use by student, teacher, or anyone who likes a unique notebo…
Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), one of the founding figures of vertebrate palaeontology, pursued a successful scientific career despite the political upheavals in France during his lifetime. In the 1790s, Cuvier's work on fossil mammoths enabled him to…
Did you know that Illinois's state fossil is the weird-looking Tully Monster, which had eyes on a pair of stalks and an elephant-like trunk that ended in a toothed claw? Or that Idaho's state fossil is the stocky Hagerman horse, named for the town w…
Low-Grade Metamorphism explores processes and transformations in rocks during the early stages of metamorphic recrystallization. There has been little analysis and documentation of this wide-spread phenomenon, especially of the substantial and excit…
Everywhere in Yorkshire are clues to vanished worlds in the rocks, fossils and landforms. This accessible, well-illustrated book is a beautiful guide to the geology.
Earlier life forms are buried all over the earth's surface, in oceans, on mountain slopes, in our back gardens. Discovering Fossils provides an essential background on where to search for these fossils, how to scan for the right texture and shapes,…
This fourth edition builds on the success of previous editions and for the first time is produced in full colour throughout with improved photos and diagrams. It retains its popular pocket size and is an essential buy for all students working in the…
The story of one citizen's fight to preserve a US stake in the future of clean energy and the elements essential to high tech industries and national defense.American technological prowess used to be unrivaled. But because of globalization, and with…
